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• soma
  soma

  noun

  the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
• Soma
  Soma

  a brand of carisoprodol.
• -soma
  -soma

  a variant of -some, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera.

soma

¹ American  

[soh-muh] / ˈsoʊ mə /

noun

Biology.

plural

somata, somas

1. the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.

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soma ² American  

[soh-muh] / ˈsoʊ mə /

noun

1. haoma.

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Soma ³ American  

[soh-muh] / ˈsoʊ mə /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of carisoprodol.

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-soma ⁴ American  

1. a variant of -some, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera.

   Schistosoma.

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soma ¹ British  

/ ˈsəʊmə /

noun

1. the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells

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soma ² British  

/ ˈsəʊmə /

noun

1. an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals

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Etymology

Origin of soma¹

1830–40; < New Latin < Greek sôma body

Origin of soma²

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30

Origin of -soma⁴

< New Latin < Greek sôma

Example Sentences

Shanghai feels like it’s having a soma moment.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2022

Unipolar neurons have only one structure that extends away from the soma.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Outrage drives us, and if there is a soma, we probably can’t afford it.

From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2020

The part of the axon where it emerges from the soma is called the axon hillock.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

“I do so want you to be good! Please, please be good and ...” Two minutes later the Voice and the soma vapour had produced their effect.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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